Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 760 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Who really knows?): Usually reliable: a dictionary, your class teacher, the school notice board, a science textbook, an atlas, a thermometer, the bus timetable. Not reliable: a rumour in the corridor, a random website, a forwarded message, a stranger online, a video with no name. Good ways to check: ask an expert, look in two trusted books, measure it yourself, read the official notice.

1. 1.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I just guessed, but it feels right.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
2. 2.True or false: “a comment with no name” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the bus timetable (b) a doctor (c) a joke page (d) a dictionary
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a video with no name (b) an atlas (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a joke page
5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
7. 7.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a doctor (c) your class teacher (d) a comment with no name
8. 8.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
12. 12.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I measured it myself with a ruler.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
13. 13.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
14. 14.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) a joke book (b) an atlas (c) an old rumour (d) a cookbook
15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a comment with no name (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) an atlas
16. 16.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A video with no name said it.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
17. 17.📚 Reliable or not: the school notice board? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
18. 18.True or false: “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a dream (b) the bus timetable (c) a stranger’s chat (d) a guess
20. 20.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) the school notice (d) a random website
21. 21.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) a forwarded message (b) the bus timetable (c) your class teacher (d) an atlas
22. 22.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stranger online (b) a forwarded message (c) a comment with no name (d) a science textbook
24. 24.True or false: “a dictionary” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📚 Reliable or not: a joke page? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
26. 26.True or false: “the bus timetable” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📚 Two trusted books give the same fact. This makes the fact… (a) an opinion (b) definitely false (c) less likely true (d) more likely true
28. 28.True or false: “I checked two trusted books, and they agree.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
30. 30.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
31. 31.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a joke page (d) the school notice board
32. 32.📚 Reliable or not: a doctor? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your class teacher (b) a stranger online (c) a comment with no name (d) a video with no name
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a science textbook (b) an atlas (c) your class teacher (d) a rumour in the corridor
35. 35.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
36. 36.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
37. 37.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a stranger online (c) a random website (d) a doctor
38. 38.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I just guessed, but it feels right.” is a good way to check. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a guess by a friend? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable

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